(SportsNetwork.com) - The Edmonton Oilers hope to snap out of an offensive
funk ahead of the holiday break as they play host to the Winnipeg Jets on
Monday night.

The Oilers are in the midst of a season-high six-game losing streak and have
been shut out in three of their last five games. Edmonton has been outscored
24-6 over its longest skid since dropping six straight from April 4-16 of last
season.

Averaging just 2.45 goals per game, the Oilers have been shut out in an NHL
high-tying six games this season and are coming off a 6-0 setback to the
visiting St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

Ilya Bryzgalov surrendered all six goals on 33 shots.

"I wasn't good enough tonight. I didn't give our guys a chance to win," said
Bryzgalov, who is 1-4-0 in seven games since joining the Oilers with a 2.94
goals against average and .917 save percentage.

The Oilers are hoping to avoid posting their longest losing streak since
dropping 11 in a row from March 8-31, 2011.

Winnipeg was in action on Sunday night and lost 2-1 to the hosting Vancouver
Canucks. It was the Jets' fifth loss in their last seven games.

Evander Kane scored a game-tying power-play goal in the second period, his
10th tally of the campaign, and Ondrej Pavelec made 23 saves. Mark Scheifele
had an assist go give him three goals and five helpers over a six-game point
streak.

"We played a good road game. ... I thought our intensity stepped up in the
second," said Winnipeg head coach Claude Noel. "We carried a lot of the play.
We weren't able to close out and push ahead. That was one of the problems we
had."

The Jets and Oilers opened the season against each other on Oct. 1, with
Winnipeg notching a 5-4 victory in Edmonton. Michael Frolik had the game-
winner, Scheifele scored and Pavelec made 34 saves.

Devan Dubnyk made just 23 saves and yielded all five goals in the setback.

The Jets snapped a two-game losing streak to the Oilers and have won two of
their last three in Edmonton.